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Visual outcome following cataract surgery in patients with traumatic cataract in a tertiary hospital, South India
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Soumya Ramani
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Thanuja G P
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Divya D Sundaresh
Aim: To analyze the intraoperative complications and postoperative outcome during cataract extraction in traumatic cataract.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of all the traumatic cataracts presenting at M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Hospital during the period between January 2011 and December 2015 was done. A total of 41 traumatic cataract cases were seen during the 5-year period. Age, Sex, traumatic sequelae, surgical strategies, intraoperative complications and post-operative outcome were reviewed in all eyes.
Results: Records of forty-one patients with traumatic cataract were analyzed. Males accounted for 90.24%, while females, for 9.76%. Thirty-five patients (85.36%) underwent surgery for traumatic cataract. A history of blunt trauma was elicited in 23(56.09%) and 18(43.91%) had a penetrating trauma. It was noted that the presence of corneal changes or iris abnormalities, did not affect the visual outcome. Pupillary changes influenced the visual outcome, with100 % of the patients with a relative afferent pupillary defect and a fixed dilated pupil having a vision worse than CF3m. (p <0.005).Among the intraoperative complications, vitreous loss had a bearing on the post-operative vision. Twelve percent of the patients had a vitreous loss, all of whom had a vision of 6/60 or worse. (p=0.028). The presence of postoperative complications also affected the visual outcome-78.6 % of whom, had a vision 6/24 or worse.(p=0.05).
Conclusion: Traumatic cataracts pose a challenge to ophthalmologists, as they have an increased incidence of associated ocular abnormalities and intraoperative complications. Hence, pre-operative counselling of the patient, astute surgical planning, careful surgical management and an intense post-operative follow up regime are imperative in the management of traumatic cataracts, to attain a reasonable visual outcome.
Keywords: Visual outcome, Blunt trauma, Penetrating trauma, Traumatic cataract
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Ramani S, P TG, Sundaresh DD. Visual outcome following cataract surgery in patients with traumatic cataract in a tertiary hospital, South India [Internet]. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 [cited 2025 Oct 01];3(4):480-484. Available from: https://doi.org/
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Ramani, S., P, T. G., Sundaresh, D. D. (2017). Visual outcome following cataract surgery in patients with traumatic cataract in a tertiary hospital, South India. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 3(4), 480-484. https://doi.org/
MLA
Ramani, Soumya, P, Thanuja G, Sundaresh, Divya D. "Visual outcome following cataract surgery in patients with traumatic cataract in a tertiary hospital, South India." Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol, vol. 3, no. 4, 2017, pp. 480-484. https://doi.org/
Chicago
Ramani, S., P, T. G., Sundaresh, D. D.. "Visual outcome following cataract surgery in patients with traumatic cataract in a tertiary hospital, South India." Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 3, no. 4 (2017): 480-484. https://doi.org/